The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-27
WEST AND SOUTH.

A sensation was created in VlncenneS |
Ind, on the 18th by the announcement that |
ex-County Treasurer Hollingsworth will |
surrender himself. Hollingsworth embez- |
Fled $4,000 and Joined the army Of default
ers in Canada
Charles B. Farwell, Republican, was on
the 18th elected by the Illinois Legislature
to succeed General Logan as United States
Senator.
General Lawrence s. Ross was inaugura-
ted Governor of Texas on the 18th for a term
of two years The retiring Governor, John
Ireland, is leading candidate for General
Maxey's seat in the United States Senate.
The election on the 18th for successor
to Hon. W illiam T. Price, deceased, in the
Eighth Congressional district OF Wisconsin,
resulted in the choice Of N. P. Haugen, Re
publican, for the full term, and Hugh h.
Price, son of the late Congressman, for the
fragmentary term.
C. B. Buck and son Herman, Of Sturgls,
Mich, and Mr.. Davis, at whose house they
were stopping, were lost in blizzard In
Dakota few days ago.
J.J. Upchurch, the founder OF the Ancient
| Order of United Workmen, died at Steel
| vile, Mo-, on the 18th, aged sixty-seven
years. He founded the first lodge OF the
order in Meadville, Pa, in 1863
A fire at Jerseyville, ILL.,, on the 18th de-
stroyed eight buildings, involving a loss OF
| $6O, 600; insurance about $4,000
| Shannon's bank, at Terre Haute, Ind,
established in 1899, closed its doors on the
| 18th. Liabilities, $4,000 assets, $4,000
| The bank dealt principally with farmers.
The Ohio Amalgamated Miners Associa-
ton met at Columbus on the 10th and re-
elected John Mcbride president.
| Barney Kluemann, in charge OF the Ac-
commodation Wagon Company, Of Cincin-
natl, of which he was one Of the owners,
has disappeared, taking with him several
Thousand dollars of the firms money, which
he had collected after selling out his inter-
est to partner. He is also short in his &C
counts as guardian Of Ida Nadermann, an
orphan ward.
The report of the special committee of the
Texas Legislature appointed to Investigate
the extent and suffering caused by the
drought in that State, states that in the
, country adjacent to the Brazos river 3,OO(
people are or soon will be destitute and
must be relieved at once. For immediate
, relief an appropriation of S10O, 600 is recon
mended. The Legislature will act on thu
, report.
The Union Lumber Dealers Association
> at their session at Cincinnati on the lsti
t elected the following officers: President
| 81. C. Wright, Of Dayton, o.; Vice Pres'
, dent, A. l.. Shaffer, of Pittsburgh; Secre
j | O~~-
ton, O.; Directors, D. A. Wilhelm, of Eas
] Palestine, O., and W. E. Blakeley, Of Shel
q byville, Ind.
2 The Touring mills of E. r. Stewart a
( Clifton Village, O., were destroyed by fir
on the 18th, entailing a loss of $500 abou
s half insured.
!, A fire at Alliance, o., on the 18th de
stroyed several business houses, entailin
loss estimated at Sl10, 900; insurance abou
100000 Among the heaviest losers are tn
,s Shaffer estate; F. d. Barr Il Co., drugs, an
9 P. j. Gaume, dry goods
n United States Senators elected on tn
y 18th: California-George Hearst, DEM
s. crat; Minnesota--C. K. Davis, Republican
1t Michigan-Francis B. Stockbridge, Repu'
# ncan; Delaware-George Gray, Democrs
It (re-elected) Tennessee-W.C c. Whitthorn'
Is Democrat
N The lower house of the Illinois Assemb
al passed bill on the Goth appropriating 81
E. 600 for the erection of a monument at Ch
IN cago to General John A. Logan.
Mrs. Cabalek, a Bohemian woman livln
of on Independence street, Cleveland, O.,
IS the Goth murdered five Of her children wit
ye o pair of shears and then ended the TRACED
IS, by hanging herself The Oldest child Wa
IN in its ninth year.
Of A convention has been called to meet